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Re:Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubu... by cyberphobe on Thursday November 03, 2022 @12:34PM (#33453577)
What is GNU IceCat (formerly IceWeasel) then?
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Re:Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubu... by jdiff on Thursday November 03, 2022 @05:03PM (#33457515)
Firefox's license did not permit use of trademark. Eventually an exception was made, and now GNU IceCat is mostly a relic.

Signal's license on the other hand, does permit use of trademark. If nothing else this means that using the DMCA for this is wildly inappropriate.

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